New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-11
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MGR Of the street lamps.
Rose shuddered as she looked out.
"A child OF the sun, she shrank from
the cold and the fog and storm, but
she faced it. nevertheless, wrapping
herself IN g water proof and covering
her black felt hat with a vail.
i have no time to lose," she said,
and the scarlet spot flew back to her
cheeks, though her teeth were chat
tering. HE will be busy tomorrow.
/ must see him to night =
Once out in the street she was SEN
sibfe OF a cold misery that penetrated
her being. She was too absorbed i'll
her mission to analyze it, or to notioe
that her kid slippers were soaked and
sodden.
1T is a chance" she said to herself,
t'and I must not let it go.'
She had calculated well. Zachary
Sheldon had expected to hear her
sing that night, and was even now
emerging in avery bad humor fromthe
hail.
The blonde Lillian was smiling on him
in vain. He excused himself and
plunged into the fog-a big, unwieldy
figure, who looked capable of making
his way through the mist that seemed
solid enough to lean against. He
stopped with jerk as little trem-
bling hand was laid on his arm.
t1You said-you said, faltered Rose,
almost in tears, ssthat if I ever want
ed a, friend-and, oh! I want one
now"
.'Why, bless my SOUL" my dear lit
tie girl, said Zachary, ''to be sure.
Come right in here-it's all right and
tell me all about it,
Rose did not pause. She scarcely
glanced at the place, which was in re-
ality. an apparently respectable ice
cream saloon. There was littleroom
at the back entirely deserted. The
night was too dreary for the chilly
dainty.
They sat down at a table, and Zach.
airy called for something. Rose did
not notice. She could not swallow,
and the cake and wine remained I'M
touched.
The blonde Lillian, who had been
snubbed, stood for a moment in ST.
lent wrath. She had designs on the
broker, and saw plainly that Rose
was in her way. She recognized the
lovely face in the light Of street.
lamp.
''The brazen thing!" she muttered;
"to lie in wait for him in that way,
when she pretended to give him the
cold shoulder before folks!''
A dark form that seemed blindly
stumbling along in the fog passed by,
and she called out:
"Just a moment sooner, Mr.. Err
skine, and you would have found her"
''Her-who?' muttered Vance, in a
startled tone.
':Ah. what! the one woman in the
universe, to be sure-the Provence
Rose! She's a primrose, generally, but
to night! All, I always suspect the
prim ones. Now I am frankly gay.
It's all open and above board. But
who would suspect that little puss of
scheming for the favor of the rich
broker! There they go, turning into
Minaud' IS, I declare! Well. I've had some
pretty little rackets at Minaud's.'
Vance had grown white to the lips.
He stopped not for word, but
sprang after the retreating cou-
pie. He saw them enter the
restaurant, and then he stopped to
catch his breath. He was painting like
a runner. He had reached his goal
and knew not what to do next. A
mad, unreasoning jealousy had gained
possession ofhim. The rain increased,
and he stood out in it, miserably won
dering what he should do.
Rose sat at the table, the wineglass
in her hand. Her eyes fell under the
ardent gaze Of the man near her, who
had been listening to her passionate
pleading for another. His heart had
grown as heavy as lead.
"And if I do this thing; if l lend my
money to release a man I hate, what
am to have what will be my re-
ward?"
Rose looked into the mans eyes,
and her face blanched.
Give will work and pay you back, !"
she said. "And oh, it must be grand
to be able to help a human being who
is driven to the wall-to save a soul
alive
Zachary was abashed before the
pure innocence Of the girl. The divine
spark that had nearly gone out in the
choke-damps of sin famed up for a,
moment. He thoguht of little sister
who had died when he was a boy. He
drew out his check book and filled out
a check.
81 will not ask much" he said, with
an uneasy laugh. "You are asking
me to help a rival. /"
Rose flushed and drew back as he
hand the check to her.
"The conditions?" she faltered.
There was a proud dignity in her
face.
Remember me in your prayers, =
said Zachary, laughing.
At this moment Vance had made
his way to the door. His face grew
white and hard and scornful as he
looked.
| What is he giving herr" he thought,
the flame kindling in his eyes. "By
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